Predicting the future is near impossible -- but that doesn‘t stop us all from having a red hot go. Human beings have been predicting the future since the beginning of history and the results range from the hilarious to the downright uncanny.

One thing all future predictions have in common: they‘re rooted in our current understanding of how the world works. It‘s difficult to escape that mindset. We have no idea how technology will evolve, so our ideas are connected to the technology of today.

The outspoken mother of June, later called Offred, was conspicuously missing from the first season of The Handmaid's Tale. But one of the most dynamic relationships in Margaret Atwood's novel is finally coming to the series.

We may be in a Golden Age of television, but it wasn't always so shiny. Back in 2008, things were rough. The Writers Guild of America's strike had just ended, leading to a slough of bad series, reruns and reality TV. There were some decent shows, but it really wasn't until HBO debuted Game of Thrones that the tide began to turn. Now, in celebration of a decade consisting of some of the best TV we've ever seen, here are our greatest shows of the past 10 years.

The first season of Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale adapted the classic, haunting Margaret Atwood novel in its entirety - leaving the slate clean for the show to move beyond the novel into a deeper look at the story's dystopian world. That will include something only barely referenced in the original novel: The lands beyond Gilead still occupied by society's remnants.

This year, we were glued to our TVs and/or whatever device was streaming our scifi and fantasy favourites. It was tough narrowing down a top 10 - and you may be surprised by what's missing. The bottom five took a little less time to assemble, but still, this wasn't easy either. Here are the shows we loved and loathed most this year

One of The Handmaid's Tale's greatest strengths was how it expanded the book's first-person narrative into a more detailed world, complete with backstories for some of the lesser-known characters. Unfortunately, one of the most interesting villains of the season hasn't gotten the same treatment, but the woman who won an Emmy for playing her has already come up with her possible backstory.

Steppenwolf speaks in new Justice League footage. Some new Star Wars toys may tease some intriguing Last Jedi dialogue. Lin-Manuel Miranda's Kingkiller Chronicles adaptation finds a home. Plus, Konami wants to bring another classic video game to the big screen, and Avengers 4 set pictures. Hooray for spoilers!

The most iconic image to come out of Hulu's adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale is just a face. Offred's (Elizabeth Moss), to be exact, shot just inches from her face, the world a blur around her. Her bonnet like a shroud.

In 2017, everyone is really loving genre. The 69th annual Emmy Nominees were just announced and HBO's Westworld led all scripted television with 22 total nominations. Close behind it was Netflix's Stranger Things with 18 nominations, and Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, which got 13. All three will compete for Best Drama Series.

It seems like Aquaman will delve into Arthur Curry's past. A surprising Handmaid's Tale return is confirmed. There's more to deaths in the aftermath of Arrow's explosive season finale. Plus, new pictures from The Lego Ninjago Movie, and Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie on Doctor Who's season finale. Spoilers now!

In The Handmaid's Tale, women who can still have babies are used as a resource, vessels to keep the endeavour of splinter nation Gilead going. Sadly, the TV series based on Margaret Atwood's speculative fiction novel does very much the same thing with the bodies of people of colour.

Even though there were some significant changes and additions, the first season of The Handmaid's Tale followed the basic structure of Margaret Atwood's classic novel, all the way through to the end of Offred's journey. That means next season will, for better or worse, show us a new chance to explore Gilead -- and the world it inhabits. So here's what we'd like season two to tell us about it.

We have a cryptic look at Avengers: Infinity War. A Star Wars rumour is debunked. Daenerys explains one thing she won't be doing in season seven of Game of Thrones. We know when a slew of Marvel movies will begin filming. Re-Animator may be returning but not in the US. Is there more? So much more! Spoilers, hiyah!

The first season of The Handmaid's Tale has come to a close, and I feel as though the latest episode (and what it promises for the future) can be summed up by none other than T.S. Eliot: "This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper."

This latest episode of The Handmaid's Tale hit a lot of familiar notes. Offred and the Commander pay a visit to Jezebels? Ofwarren is acting paranoid and scared? Serena Joy is sad she doesn't have a baby? Checks all around. On the surface, it felt a little repetitive -- but it was also laying the foundation for next week's season finale, and showing how much Offred has changed.

Ever since Hulu launched The Handmaid's Tale, I've been waiting for the show to approach the topic of Jezebels, one of the most disgusting and heartbreaking parts of the book. Now that I've seen the episode (twice), I want to burn every Son of Jacob alive until their fingers stop twitching.

Last week's episode showed that Hulu's TV adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale isn't afraid to take us outside of Offred's point of view, even if it was previously only in flashback. "The Other Side" has taken things a step further, centring an entire episode around another character, and giving us a new look at what's happening outside Offred's world.